Neocate or elecare for allergy?

Anyone's babies on this formula? Baby girl has been on nutramigen for 8 weeks (15 weeks old) we are still seeing blood in the stool and they recommended we switch to even more exclusive formula before getting her scoped to see if there's a bigger problem. Anyone else go through something similar? Did it help?

Comments (10)

My LO (little one) is now 15 weeks and we tried him on all the different formulas. He tried alimentum which is similar to one u have your LO (little one) on and unfortunately we’re still seeing blood so after 4 wks of alimentum, we went on Neocate. Thankfully that worked and no more blood. My LO (little one) doesn’t love the taste but I’ve heard Neocate and Elecare are not best tasting however we don’t have much of a choice. I’ve heard that Neocate works well so that’s what we are sticking with even though he doesn’t love it; it does work.

My LO (little one) went through the same thing. He was in the NICU after birth because he wasn't gaining weight. Turned out his body wasn't absorbing anything. Poor thing had constant diarrhea, mucus in the stool and horrible rashes inside his rectum. We tried so many different formulas. He was finally released from the hospital on Elecare and he is doing amazing! The GI doc said he'll be strictly on that for 6 mos.

We used elecare after we found out my daughter had sever food allergies and her body wasn't able to process proteins. She was on it till she was about 18months. She was never for or against the taste, she just drank it. Have you tried the vanilla flavor yet witj your little one??

We used elecare after we found out my daughter had sever food allergies and h...

Posted
02/15/2018

We used elecare after we found out my daughter had sever food allergies and her body wasn't able to process proteins. She was on it till she was about 18months. She was never for or against the taste, she just drank it. Have you tried the vanilla flavor yet witj your little one??

My LO is now 15 weeks and we tried him on all the different formulas. He tr...

Posted
02/14/2018

My LO doesn’t love the taste but I’ve heard Neocate and Elecare are not best tasting however we don’t have much of a choice. I’ve heard that Neocate works well so that’s what we are sticking with even though he doesn’t love it; it does work.

How long has he been on neocate? And when did it start working? I just started her on elecare last night and I'm hoping it's the answer and clears up the blood because if not, next step is to scope her and that breaks my heart

How long has he been on neocate? And when did it start working? I just starte...

Posted
02/15/2018

How long has he been on neocate? And when did it start working? I just started her on elecare last night and I'm hoping it's the answer and clears up the blood because if not, next step is to scope her and that breaks my heart

HE has been on Neocate now for two months and we had diapers tested 4 wks after starting which showed no more blood. But visually immediately we stopped seeing any blood in stool thank goodness. His GI dr said same thing, if this didn’t work they would have to scope him which scared me to death. Hopefully elecare works and your LO (little one) likes the taste of it. Keep me updated!

Learn more

Your growing child

Your 2-month-old: Week 3

He's no Fred Astaire yet, but your little one's movements are getting a bit more coordinated. You'll notice that the jerky arm and leg movements of his newborn days have given way to smoother, more circular motions, especially when he's watching people.
Read More

Your 3-month-old: Week 1

Your baby has been able to recognize you since he was just a few days old, but now he may actually be able to show it. About half of babies this age begin to exhibit an obvious recognition of their parents.
Read More

Your 3-month-old: Week 2

Babies simply love to be touched. In fact, they thrive on it - touch is a critical part of growth and development. All that skin-to-skin contact not only helps you and your baby bond, but it's comforting when she's upset and soothing when she's irritable.
Read More

You are passing a message to a BabyCenter staff member.
For the fastest help on community guidelines violations, please click 'Report this' on the item you wish the staff to review.
For general help please read our Help section or contact us.